The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-25
THE DYNAMITE PLOTS.
Mrs. Harkins Talks About Her Husband
What Is Thought of the Arrest.

Mrs. Harkins Talks About Her Husband
What Is Thought of the Arrest
Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Michael Harkns, of No. 1889 North Sec
ond street, whose husband was arrested in Lon
don on Monday, charged with being engaged in
dynamite conspiracy. and because he had been
Intimate with the alleged dynsmiter Cohen.
who died in that city recently, said yesterday
that she had not heard from her husband since
the first publication of his presence in London.
Mrs. Harkins felt greatly grievad over her hus-
She supports herself and her family from the
profits of little grocery store, and she tolls ard
all day long 'Mv husband is too good q man to
be mixed up with these dynamite plots. When
ever ne read of them in the paper he used to say
to me that the dynamiters were the worst enc
mics Ireland had. He always spoke of such
he declared that good results would ever
follow the use of dynamite or other explosives.
All the Information have has been obtained
from the newspapers, and the only thing they
seem to have against him is that no visited the
man Cohen when he was sick and about to die.
If he did that it was only natural. as he is an
open-hearted aud generous man. When he was
home here If he met a beggar on the street he
would bring him into the house and give him
meal, and if he did call upon Cohen he did it
for charity. 1 know that my husband
is innocent, and even if they convict
him 1 shall believe that he
lad any criminal connection with those other
men. My husband left home six months ago.
His visit to England was upon private business.
1 received letter from him some time since.
perhaps six weeks ago That was before he APP
peared a witness at the coroners inquest over
the death of Conen. l do not believe that lie
knew any of these men before he went to Lon
don. I used to live in London, and am acquaint-
ed with the neighborhood where he is said to
have stopped. l remember once that my Eus-
band read an account in q newspaper about an
attempt that had been made to blow up the
Tower of London. When he finished he re-
marked: ''That is an outrage. The people who
tried to do that ought to be blown up them
selves"
Ireland, about ten years ago For several years
he was employed at the North Penn depot,
Third and Berks streets, and about two wears
ago he started the grocery store at 1889 North
Second street His old employers, neiehbors
and acquaintance speak we'll of him. The ar
rest of Harkins has caused much talk in Irish
circles in this city. prominent Irishman said
yesterday that he did not believe that Harkins
was engaged in revolutionary work on the other
side II do think that Harkins or the other
man had really anything to DO with any dyna-
mite conspiracy" he continued. 1T would be
very easy for tho English detectives to place
eliminating and compromising evidence among
to get hold of him The astute Scotland Yard
man could easily secrete dynamite among
such a persons belongings. This | believe to
have been the case in regard to Callan, who was
arrested with Harkins It is not the intention
of the authorities get hold of these two men
SO much it is to find out who the lawyers are
who will defend them and who the parties are
who retain these lawyers This explanation, l
think. suggests the true iuwardness of the re-
cent dispatches"
In reference to the fact that Chief OF Detect
ives Wood had been notified from London of
the death of Cohen, and that the body had not
been identified, the same gentleman said: "The
London authorities do not think that Cohen was
the dead mans real name. and they believe that
If it could be ascertained eliminating connec-
lions might be m ade with other suspected parties
The poice authorities in other cities than Phila-
delphia have been similarly notified. with tho
hope that Somewhere other the alleged Co
hens wife may recognize in him her husband.
and thus clear up the point that at present
mystlfss the London police"